Urban Forestry Center, Portsmouth

Name: Urban Forestry Center
Address: 45 Elwyn Rd, Portsmouth, 03801, United States

#29 among attractions in Portsmouth

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The Urban Forestry Center is a 182-acre state-owned forest and environmental education center in the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. There are several buildings, garden demonstration areas, and trails which are used for walking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. ()

Created: 1976Elevation: 39 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°2'39"N, 70°46'8"W

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45 Elwyn RdPortsmouth 03801 United States

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Urban Forestry Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Water Country, Rundlet-May House, African Burying Ground, The Music Hall.

0.9 miSW
Water park, Amusement park
Water Country, Portsmouth
23 min walk • Water Country is a water park located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. It opened in 1984 and was owned by the Samuels family until they were bought out by Festival Fun Parks in 2000. The park is now owned by Palace Entertainment and has a number of slides and swimming pools that range for all ages.
1.9 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Rundlet-May House, Portsmouth
49 min walk • The Rundlet-May House is a historic house museum at 364 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1807, it is a well-preserved example of a high-end Federal style mansion, built for a wealthy merchant. The house is of particular significance due to the survival of early documentation related to its construction.
2.2 miN
Historical place, Memorial
African Burying Ground, Portsmouth
56 min walk • The Portsmouth African Burying Ground is a memorial park on Chestnut Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The memorial park sits on top of an 18th century gravesite containing almost two hundred freed and enslaved African people.
2.2 miN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
57 min walk • The Music Hall is an 895-seat theater located at 28 Chestnut Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the United States. Built in 1878, The Music Hall claims to be the oldest operating theater in New Hampshire and the 14th oldest in the United States.
2.2 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
John Paul Jones House, Portsmouth
56 min walk • The John Paul Jones House is a historic house at 43 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
2.2 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Governor John Langdon House, Portsmouth
58 min walk • The Governor John Langdon House, also known as Governor John Langdon Mansion, is a historic mansion house at 143 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
2.3 miSE
Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
Wallis Sands State Beach, Rye
60 min walk • Wallis Sands State Beach is a public recreation area located on the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Rye, New Hampshire. The state park offers a sandy beach with bathhouse, picnicking, and 500-car pay-parking lot.
2.4 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Players' Ring, Portsmouth
61 min walk • The Players' Ring Theatre is a theater located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The black box theater has a seating capacity of 75.
2.2 miN
Park
Haven Park, Portsmouth
56 min walk • The Haven-White House is a historic house at 229 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built about 1800 for a prosperous merchant, it is an important early example of the city's Federal architecture, with numerous high-quality interior features, and a rare surviving period stable.
2.2 miN
Church, Music venue
South Church, Portsmouth
57 min walk • South Parish is the historic name of a church at 292 State Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the United States. The church building, built in 1824-26, is one of the earliest examples of Classical Revival architecture in New England, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
1.8 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion, Portsmouth
47 min walk • Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion is a 40-room clapboard house which was built as the home, offices and working farm of colonial Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire. It is located on the water at 375 Little Harbor Road, about two miles southeast of the center of Portsmouth.